Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Lewisville Trails, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lewisville Trails and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Lewisville Trails

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Lewisville Trails:
  • 36.089304, -80.445056
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Lewisville Trails

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Forsyth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
  • Since Lewisville Trails is near Yadkin County and also Davie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Yadkin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Davie County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Lewisville Trails

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lewisville Trails ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Cinnamon Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Cinnamon Ridge is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Ridge
• Cutters Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cutters Creek is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutters Creek
• Eaglewood
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Eaglewood is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaglewood
• Grapewood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Grapewood is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapewood
• Harmony Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Harmony Grove is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Grove
• Huntsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Huntsville is located in Yadkin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
• Lewisville
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Lewisville is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisville <1>
• Robin Hood Trace
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Robin Hood Trace is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hood Trace
• Robinhood Forest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Robinhood Forest is located in Forsyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinhood Forest
• Shallow Ford
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Shallow Ford is located in Yadkin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shallow Ford
• Valley Oaks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Valley Oaks is located in Davie County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Oaks

How Far From Lewisville Trails to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lewisville Trails to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Lewisville Trails and extending to:

• Winston - Salem, which is the Seat of Forsyth County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Lewisville Trails to Winston - Salem, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 103 miles [165.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 269 miles [432.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,164 miles [9,920 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,866 miles [11,049.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,744 miles [7,634.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'